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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1939
Page
18
Federal housing officials warn unsessoned framing lumber risks considerable shrinkage and faster house deterioration. FHA requirements stipulate use of well seasoned lumber to insure mortgages.
Unseasoned Lumber discusses a first floor washroom as a desirable addition to homes. Officials note potential for modernization credits and funding through lending stations to install such rooms.
Federal housing officials urge systematic basement inspection before fall and winter repairs. Check foundation cracks, mortar, sill condition, fire-stopping, joist sag, termite damage, exposed pipes, and floor drains. Modernization credit through FHA financing available for repairs.
Property owners ready repairs and upgrades under FRA modernization credit plan before the fall moving season. Tenants may face tougher competition due to a surge in renovations last spring and summer. Credits can fund redecorating and new plumbing, heating, and electrical installations among other improvements.
Sherwin Williams unveils its latest San Antonio branch at 11 Broadway with a three day gala opening. The Teal Studio showroom features decorative home and business displays, a daylight bright lighting system, and a full staff of paint and wallpaper experts led by manager H. Neely. The store plans to serve local painters, contractors, and industrial clients, offering ongoing specials and ready access to facilities for trade customers.
Listing forms adopted for real estate license act compliance become effective September 19. Open listings memo property with no authority to sell. exclusive listings grant the agent sole right to sell within a set period. Exclusive listings offer greater time and advertising investment but require owner permission and proper procedure under the new law.
Founded in 1863 at the present location by Ferdinand Lewis Wuth, the Huth Seed company at 424 West Market Street is one of the Souths oldest seed firms. Run by Mrs. George Muth and her three sons Ted, Bud and Jim, it sells flower and vegetable seeds, fertilizers, garden implements, insect clips, pets and pet supplies. The family, now in its fourth generation, recently returned from California after selecting bulbs and seeds for stock.
Announcement by A B Spencer Je states seven of the newly completed Grandview Place homes have sold. The Terrell Hills project features Early American Colonial Monterrey Colonial and Tropical Colonial designs on Johnston frontages. Open for inspection Sunday at 416 Grandview Place the Traditional Colonial two story four bedroom home. Each home is architect supervised and FHA compliant with extra bath options through cabinet showers.
The FHA outlines a three stage compliance inspection process to insure the quality and conformance of home construction. First visits assess site location excavation and foundation readiness. second checks foundations superstructure and rough mechanicals. third covers finishing trades, plumbing electrical and final approvals.
Federal housing administration sets minimum construction requirements for each state to improve durability and soundness of houses with insured mortgages. Officials say cracks in plaster often signal framing issues, unseasoned lumber, or weak foundations, and FHRA standards help prevent such errors by guiding proper training and materials.
The article explains a federal housing administration driven tax collection system for insured mortgages. Taxes on property with no security are collected promptly, directing millions to public treasuries. Under the FIA plan, taxes are paid in installments, one twelfth of the annual amount in each bi monthly payment by the borrower.
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